Unofficial index. Applications are made only through the official channels linked on each page.
Other scholarship listed by the CSC
Chinese Trade Unions Silk Road Scholarship (CTUSRS)
Trade union officials, preferably from countries along the Belt and Road, who hold at least a high school certificate, are under 45 and have at least one year of work experience.
Study levels
Non-degree
In the notice's words: Scholars studying Chinese language for one academic year.
Language score
No score stated in the notice. The instruction language is Chinese. The page states no HSK requirement.
What it covers
Per person per academic year: tuition CNY 25,000, accommodation CNY 8,400, stipend CNY 36,000, medical insurance CNY 800, and one round-trip international airfare in economy class.
Where to apply
Online through the CSC scholarship system.
Timing
The page gives no application dates.
Run by
Funded by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions; applications go through the CSC system
Also stated
One academic year of Chinese language study at Beijing Language and Culture University.
Non-Chinese citizens under 45 with a bachelor's degree or higher and at least three years of work experience, who are a government official at division-chief level or above, a senior manager of an institution or enterprise, an administrator of a university or research institution, or have worked or interned in an international organisation.
Full-time students or full-time academic staff of a CSC foreign partner university who already hold an admission from a host Chinese university. General scholars must be under 45 and senior scholars under 50.
Citizens of a developing country under 45 with at least three years of work experience, who are public officials at division level or above, senior managers of organisations or enterprises, or academic staff of universities and research institutions.
The official guide sets out seven steps, from choosing a university to the result reaching you through the receiving agency, and thirteen documents to prepare.
The official guide lists four things the Chinese Government Scholarship covers, with a monthly stipend of CNY 2,500, 3,000 or 3,500 depending on your study level.
Age limits run from under 25 for bachelor's applicants to under 50 for senior scholars. Chinese-taught programmes need HSK 3 or 4, and bachelor's applicants take the CSCA.
